- Should be back on the trail this evening. #
Day: August 8, 2008
Gear Review: Fox River socks
I bought two new pairs of Fox River socks in Wrightwood about 1900 miles ago and even though I hardly ever wash the dirt out of them and I wear them with sandals, they are showing no wear….. Those are some good socks. I think one pair is the WICK DRY® OFF ROAD QTR and the other is the WICK DRY® ENDEAVOR QTR.
I would buy these socks again.
Still here
Okay, it’s morning and I should be back on the trail. Instead, I’m sitting in the apartment, drinking coffee, and reading stuff on the Internet.
It’s cloudy and cool out. If it starts to rain it will be very hard to get moving.
I went shopping for a new backpack and almost bought an Osprey44. It weighs 2lbs 7 oz. I put 35lbs in it and it carried it pretty decently.
For now though I think I will revert to my repaired Mountainsmith Ghost and my son can use the duct taped Mountainsmith CDT when he joins me in Stehkin.
I went shopping for new shoes because my running shoes are like hiking in slippers when I hit snow… But I’m having trouble parting with a 100 dollars to try out a new pair of shoes that may or may not work for me.
Maybe I will just buy a pair of lightweight instep crampons. I had a pair in the Sierras that weighed 6oz, but I lost them on one of the passes.
I still have to resupply–I guess there is a store around here somewhere in this maze.